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Journalist investigated after report on vehicles rented for Erdoğan rally

Journalist investigated after report on vehicles rented for Erdoğan rally

"It's not me but those who committed the robbery in the people's municipalities who should stand trial," said Oktay Candemir.

7 September 2022

Judge who ordered arrest of Osman Kavala, journalist Sedef Kabaş gets promoted

Judge who ordered arrest of Osman Kavala, journalist Sedef Kabaş gets promoted

The judge was previously appointed as a penal judge of peace despite not meeting the criteria.

7 September 2022

HDP marks anniversary of İstanbul Pogrom

HDP marks anniversary of İstanbul Pogrom

The state should offer apologies and compensate the losses caused by the 1955 pogrom, the HDP has said.

6 September 2022

Drought risk and infrastructure mishaps threaten İstanbul's future water supply

Drought risk and infrastructure mishaps threaten İstanbul's future water supply

Last year, a plan was established that would require new buildings larger than 1,000 square meters to host underground water storage to collect rainwater, but the exact implementation of the policy remains unclear.

6 September 2022 Ingrid Woudwijk

Singer Gülşen to appear before judge on October 21

Singer Gülşen to appear before judge on October 21

The indictment says the singer's joke about religious schools provoked a part of the people against another, demanding her ben sentenced.

6 September 2022

Union of bars seeks annulment of amendment to Press Ethical Principles

Union of bars seeks annulment of amendment to Press Ethical Principles

The amended principles include "vague restrictions" on press freedom, the TTB has said.

6 September 2022

Police detain protesting construction workers in İstanbul

Police detain protesting construction workers in İstanbul

Construction workers staged a protest in front of the office of a state-run real estate developer.

6 September 2022

New investigation against journalist Can Dündar for 'insulting president'

New investigation against journalist Can Dündar for 'insulting president'

The investigation was opened into a YouTube video where Dündar comments on current affairs.

6 September 2022

Report: Rights of 11 journalists violated in August

Report: Rights of 11 journalists violated in August

The Tigris-Euphrates Journalists Association has released the August edition of its reports on rights violations against journalists.

6 September 2022

Journalist Ziya Ataman says strip searched in prison

Journalist Ziya Ataman says strip searched in prison

Last month, Ataman was transferred from a prison in Van to another prison in Erzurum.

5 September 2022

CHP leader says may run for president if opposition leaders agree

CHP leader says may run for president if opposition leaders agree

While refraining from declaring himself the joint opposition candidate, Kılıçdaroğlu said, "I'm ready if there is an agreement."

5 September 2022

Türkiye's official inflation rate at 80 percent in August

Türkiye's official inflation rate at 80 percent in August

According to an independent group of economists, the annual inflation rate was over 181 percent last month.

5 September 2022

Stripped of legislative immunity, HDP deputy Semra Güzel arrested

Stripped of legislative immunity, HDP deputy Semra Güzel arrested

Güzel was stripped of her legislative immunity after her photos with a PKK member resurfaced in January. The police detained her on Friday in İstanbul.

5 September 2022

Türkiye reports over over 45,000 new Covid cases, 209 deaths in a week

Türkiye reports over over 45,000 new Covid cases, 209 deaths in a week

The number of new cases has significantly decreased in the past month, according to the official figures.

5 September 2022

Prosecutor seeks up to three years in prison for pop singer Gülşen over 'religious schools' joke

Prosecutor seeks up to three years in prison for pop singer Gülşen over 'religious schools' joke

The singer is currently under house arrest because of a joke she made about Türkiye's religious vocational schools.

2 September 2022

Six more ships left Ukraine under grain deal, says ministry

Six more ships left Ukraine under grain deal, says ministry

Since the first vessel sailed under the İstanbul grain corridor deal on August 1, more than 65 ships have carried over 1 million tons of agricultural products from Ukraine.

2 September 2022

Police pull gun on journalists in Van after Peace Day rally

Police pull gun on journalists in Van after Peace Day rally

The incident happened after the HDP's Peace Day rally. The journalists will file a criminal complaint against the officers.

2 September 2022

21-year-old man killed after being shot by police

21-year-old man killed after being shot by police

The man reportedly attempted to escape from a police car after being detained.

2 September 2022

Assassination of Prof. Hablemitoğlu: Retired colonel Levent Göktaş detained in Bulgaria

Assassination of Prof. Hablemitoğlu: Retired colonel Levent Göktaş detained in Bulgaria

Göktaş is a suspect of the 2002 assassination of the professor. In late July, he said he would reveal the truth about the incident.

2 September 2022

Electricity, gas prices raised by 20 percent for households

Electricity, gas prices raised by 20 percent for households

While gas prices have increased by nearly 2,000 percent since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the increase in Türkiye's household prices was significantly lower than that, the Petroleum Pipeline Company has said.

2 September 2022

Peace Day marked across Türkiye: Police detain dozens, harass bianet reporter in İstanbul

Peace Day marked across Türkiye: Police detain dozens, harass bianet reporter in İstanbul

Political parties and rights groups organized events in İstanbul, Ankara, Diyarbakır and several other cities to mark Peace Day. Police detained dozens of people in İstanbul's Kadıköy. bianet reporter Tuğçe Yılmaz was harassed by a police officer.

1 September 2022

Maritime traffic suspended in Bosphorus Strait as ship goes aground

Maritime traffic suspended in Bosphorus Strait as ship goes aground

A 173-meter-long ship coming from Ukraine ran aground after a rudder failure, according to the authorities.

1 September 2022

Court refuses to lift singer Gülşen's house arrest

Court refuses to lift singer Gülşen's house arrest

After spending four days in jail, the pop singer was released to house arrest on Monday.

1 September 2022

How is the public 'provoked into hatred and hostility' in Türkiye?

'TCK 216'

How is the public 'provoked into hatred and hostility' in Türkiye?

Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code has increasingly been used for the prosecution of the government critics. Lawyer Çiğdem Akbulut explains the double standards in the implementation of the article.

1 September 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Sao Paulo aircraft carrier still on its way to Türkiye despite revoked permission

Sao Paulo aircraft carrier still on its way to Türkiye despite revoked permission

A Türkiye-based company got the contract for the dismantling of the ship. However, after Brazil failed to prepare a new hazardous materials inventory report, Türkiye revoked the permission for the dismantling.

1 September 2022

Gülşen's lawyer appeals against house arrest

Gülşen's lawyer appeals against house arrest

After spending four days in jail, the pop singer was released to house arrest on Monday.

Erdoğan advisor resigns after Sedat Peker's tweets, cites health problems

Erdoğan advisor resigns after Sedat Peker's tweets, cites health problems

"Whomever has information or documents should give them to the prosecutor's office," Karaca said about the allegations against him.

Türkiye posts 7.6 percent economic growth in second quarter as labor share in GDP drops

Türkiye posts 7.6 percent economic growth in second quarter as labor share in GDP drops

Final consumption expenditure of resident households increased by 22.5 percent, while the labor share in the gross value added dropped by nearly six points compared to the first quarter.

Kurdish man given bones of son in a bag seven years after his killing in conflict

Kurdish man given bones of son in a bag seven years after his killing in conflict

The Diyarbakır Bar filed a complaint against the prosecutor who handled the delivery of the bones, demanding him be put on trial for "disrespect towards the memory of a person."

Police use pepper spray on teachers protesting for better wages, detain seven

Police use pepper spray on teachers protesting for better wages, detain seven

Private school teachers, who have long demanded better wages and working conditions, attempted to march to the Ministry of Education in Ankara.

Centenary of Victory Day marked with ceremonies

Centenary of Victory Day marked with ceremonies

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, senior government and high-ranking military officials, and opposition leaders laid a wreath at Atatürk's mausoleum.

Saturday Mothers not allowed to mark Enforced Disappearances Day

Saturday Mothers not allowed to mark Enforced Disappearances Day

At least 14 people were detained in İstanbul's Küçükçekmece. "We will neither give up on the struggle for the disappeared nor our rights," the Human Rights Association said in criticism of the police response.